I finished Risen with no problems, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I'm a big fan of Piranha Bytes and Gothic-serie, and those games are rated to be hard. Compared to this, they are not. This game makes no sense to me.
Much easier than Risen, this game. Better game too, IMO. Most of the reviews seem to agree on that as well. Perhaps you are having some problems. Reinstall, maybe?
